Journal
AQUATIC BOTANY
Volume 93, Issue 1, Pages 9-16Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2010.02.002
Keywords
Avicennia marina; Mineral accumulation; Proline content; Seedling emergence; Seedling growth; Water status
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- University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India
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Greenhouse experiments were conducted to assess the effects of soil salinity on emergence, growth, water status, proline content and mineral accumulation of seedlings of Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. NaCl was added to the soil and salinity was maintained at 0.2, 2.5, 5.1, 7.7, 10.3, 12.6, 15.4, 17.9, 20.5, 23.0, 25.6 and 28.2 psu. A negative relationship between seedling emergence and salt concentration was obtained. Nevertheless, this mangrove is highly salt tolerant during germination. Growth of seedlings was significantly promoted by low salinity and optimum growth was obtained at 15.4 psu. Higher salinities inhibited plant growth. Growth and dry matter accumulation in tissues followed the same optimum curve. Water potential of tissues became significantly more negative with increasing salinity, and praline content significantly increased. Moreover, water potential and praline content of tissues displayed an S-curve with the inflection point below similar to 10 psu. The concentration of Na in tissues increased significantly, whereas K, Ca, Mg, N and P content decreased. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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